
IT Portfolio Manager - Infrastructure & Cloud Mr Price Group
- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, procurement, and cloud cost management aligned with FinOps practices
- Deliver infrastructure projects with effective resource and budget planning
- Define and report on KPIs for performance, reliability, and security; drive continuous improvement
- Develop a 2-year infrastructure roadmap aligned with strategic goals and growth plans
- Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure SLA compliance
- Oversee design, deployment, and maintenance of core IT systems and cloud services
- Maintain asset records, manage support contracts, and ensure timely hardware refresh
- Build and lead a high-performing infrastructure team that reflects Mr Price Group values
- Establish and enforce infrastructure standards and collaborate on security initiatives
- Bachelor's or equivalent 3 year degree. (ISCED 6) and Relevant technical qualifications preferred eg ITIL, Cisco, Microsoft, etc
- 5 to 10 years experience with at least 3 years in a leadership role
- In-depth professional knowledge and experience in a specialised field or broad knowledge of a number of fields
- Persuasion of/negotiation with groups of people or senior management inside or outside of the organisation